Sirach 11:19-21

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁹when he says, “I have found rest,
and now I shall feast on my goods!”
he does not realize how time passes by;
he will leave them to others and will die.^(A)

²⁰Stand by your agreement and attend to it,
    and grow old in your work.
²¹Do not wonder at the works of a sinner,
    but trust in the Lord and keep at your job,
for it is easy in the sight of the Lord
    to make the poor person suddenly rich, in an instant.^(B)